Malaya 74 years old

When you kiss a girl in Malaya...keep your eyes wide open and a gun in your hand!

Malaya

After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just after the U.S. enters World War II. His boast that he could easily smuggle rubber, a key wartime natural resource, out of Malaya has him tasked with doing just that. He manages to get someone from his past, Carnaghan, sprung from Alactraz and together they head off to South East Asia posing as Irishmen. Once there, Carnaghan lines up some of his old cronies and with Royer and a few plantation owners plans to smuggle the rubber out from under the Japanese army's watchful eye.

Credits

Malaya Cast

Name Character
Gilbert Roland He was 44, 88 years old when he died as Romano
James Stewart He was 41, 89 years old when he died as John Royer
DeForest Kelley He was 29, 79 years old when he died as Lt. Glenson (uncredited)
Valentina Cortese She was 26, 96 years old when she died as Luana
John Hodiak He was 35, 41 years old when he died as Kellar
Roland Winters He was 45, 84 years old when he died as Bruno Gruber
Ian MacDonald He was 1, 54 years old when he died as Carlos Tassuma
Lionel Barrymore He was 71, 76 years old when he died as John Manchester
Spencer Tracy He was 49, 67 years old when he died as Carnaghan
Sydney Greenstreet He was 70, 74 years old when he died as The Dutchman
Richard Loo He was 46, 80 years old when he died as Colonel Genichi Tomura
Tom Helmore He was 45, 91 years old when he died as Matisson
Frank Wilcox He was 42, 66 years old when he died as Naval Officer with Businessmen (uncredited)
Robert Williams He was 55, 37 years old when he died as Army Sergeant (uncredited)

Malaya Crew

Name Department
Malcolm Brown as Art Direction. He was 46 (64) years old when He died Art
Edwin B. Willis as Set Decoration. He was 56 (70) years old when He died Art
Frank Fenton as Screenplay. He was 43 (65) years old when He died Writing
Edwin H. Knopf as Producer. He was 50 (82) years old when He died Production
Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 56 (67) years old when He died Art
Manchester Boddy as Story. He was 58 (75) years old when He died Writing
Ben Lewis as Editor. He was 55 (76) years old when He died Editing
Richard Thorpe as Director. He was 53 (95) years old when He died Directing
Malaya poster
Malaya (74 years)

When you kiss a girl in Malaya...keep your eyes wide open and a gun in your hand!

  • Release day: Tuesday, December 27, 1949
  • Runtime: 98 minutes